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The annual Child Maltreatment reports summarize child abuse and neglect statistics submitted by State Child Protective Services agencies to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS). These data include only those children who were reported to Child Protective Services. The reports include information on the number of victims, sources of reports, types of maltreatment, victim demographics, child fatalities resulting from abuse or neglect, perpetrators, the child welfare workforce, Read More >

If you have questions about the way in which your local foster care agency handled your case, you may want to begin by discussing your concerns with your caseworker and the agency supervisor. An open discussion will often help answer your questions.
If you have made every effort to resolve your concerns with the local agency staff and the issue remains unresolved, you may consider discussing your case with your State Foster Care Program Manager, an expert in foster care policy in each State. Read More >

If your parental rights have been terminated by a court of law and/or your children have been legally adopted, in most States there is no provision for reinstating parental rights or reversing an adoption decree except under certain circumstances such as fraud, duress, coercion, etc. Read More >

Adoption statistics are very limited. Although data on the number of adoptions from the child welfare system (foster care) and intercountry adoptions are available, data from private agencies is currently not being systematically collected. Read More >

National Child Abuse Prevention Month is a time to acknowledge the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect and to promote the social and emotional well-being of children and families. Read More >